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Reflection from our
Co-Pastors - January 3, 2023
John’s Gospel 1: 29-34
Today is the feast day of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. In our civilized world, we often forget the power of a name to guide and protect us. Names have energy, and they can bring order to chaos. When our fragile minds are overwhelmed by the stirrings of terror, when we have been distracted by obsessions of one sort or another, or when illness has left us without resources or defenses, a Holy Name can be a lifeline.
The name of Jesus can help us remember to whom we belong. It can invite God into the midst of the situation. Leonard Cohen tells us, “Blessed is the name which is the safety of souls and the health of the innermost breath.” Sister Joyce Rupp proclaims that, “The Holy Name of God flows like a rivulet of kindness through the veins of my truest self.”
For us who are active followers of Christ, the Most Holy Name of Jesus can be profound. All we need to do is utter “Jesus, the Christ.” In this Name is the source of our salvation: Jesus. In this Name is the source of our hope and comfort: the Christ, the Messiah, the Incarnation of God.
As you celebrate the beginning of a New Year, imagine finding a way to use the Name of Jesus to call you into a deeper awareness in each present moment. No matter what is going on in your life, the quiet strength of the Most Holy Name of Jesus can align the compass of our hearts in the face of all chaotic moments.
Amen
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This Week at Mary of Magdala | |
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Let’s celebrate +Pablo
our new ECC Presiding Bishop!
Saturday, January 21st - 10-11:30 a.m.
Together our Region will gather
- with pastries (10 a.m.)
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lay our hands on and bless Pablo (10:30 in the sanctuary and on Zoom)
- share how the ECC is life-giving to us
- & name our mutual hopes
Church of the Beloved ECC
10500 Grant Drive
Northglenn, CO 80233
RSVP By January 16th
Please RSVP here. (Carpooling available)
Or reach out to Tom Moos at tjmoos@aol.com or Mother Rosean at MotherRosean@gmail.com
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Official News Of The Ecumenical Catholic Communion - Fall 2022
Read it here
Included: Greeting from Presiding Bishop Pablo
A Spring Break Cultural Immersion in the Dominican Republic
Greetings from Bishop Francis with report from March 18 through October 12, 2022
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A Time of Shared Prayer for Peace
Whether sharing the Prayer of Jesus, a prayerful poem or reading or not, we welcome your holy presence and voice - whether there are two or 20 people.
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Monday mornings at 9:00 AM for no more then 20 minutes via this Zoom link
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Family Housing Network
We are in need of new volunteers.
The need is great for homeless families and our community and Mary of Magdala has always answered the call.
We value the cooperation and teamwork we have established with Christ United Methodist Church (CUMC) and St. Paul's. We will again be hosting these families in January:
- Hosting the week of Jan. 22-29
- Mary of Magdala will host Mon. Jan. 23 & Tues. Jan.24
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Volunteer for any of these roles, via the FFH SignUp Genius (Click here)
The three congregations have set up a special training for volunteers led by Jodi Loecke, FFH volunteer coordinator. All volunteers are encouraged to attend this training as so much has changed with both the FFH program and the services that Family Housing Network offers.
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Volunteer Training is on Sunday, January 8 - 2:30 PM via this Zoom Link
If you know of anyone who may be interested in this ministry, please refer them to us, Jean or Lynne at the emails below.
Please prayerfully consider volunteering. Thank you ahead of time for your generosity!
Jean Christen: christenj322@gmail.com
Lynne Barnes: lynne2820@gmail.com
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Conversations that Matter
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Year End Contribution Letters
Mary of Magdala will be sending out 2022 Year End Contribution letters toward the middle of January via mail to all who have contributed via check, electronic fund transfers or our online credit/debit or Paypal program. If you do not receive a letter or believe there needs to be a correction, please let us know via email at marymagdalafc@gmail.com
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This next week with our 301 Faith Partners | |
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Removing Christmas Decor
Christmas has come and gone and so now the decor must go too! Can you help? Thursday, January 5 at 11 am, a group of people will be taking down the Christmas Trees in the Sanctuary and the Giving Tree in the Narthex.
Please join us ... as Many Hands, Make Light Work!
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Next 301 Fellowship Gathering
on January 12 at 3:30 pm
Our first 301 Fellowship gathering in December was a fun celebration of our 3 church community! 22 of us showed up at Otto Pint and we had to place 4 tables end to end!
We will continue our 301 bonding in the new year on:
- January 12th, at 3:30 pm
- At PROST BREWING and BIERGARTEN
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Located at 1510 S College Ave. (Formerly the Wild Boar Coffee shop.)
- Meet in the basement lounge
- It has a few snacks available and invites visitors to bring your own snacks, as well.
Parking is in the back area by way of the alleyway off of Lake Street. If the lot is full, consider parking at the large lot at the South West corner of College and Prospect intersection.
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Interested in participating in a Book Group?
On Monday, January 9th, at 9:30 a.m. all 301 Faith Partners are invited to a brunch to select our books for 2023.
Prior to the meeting, please send an email to nadineamyhunt@gmail.com with the title, author, and a one-line description of one or two books – either fiction or non-fiction – that you would recommend that we consider for the upcoming year.
If you can attend in person, bring along a food item to contribute to brunch and join us in the Sun Room. Otherwise, join us on this Zoom link.
For Questions call Nadine Hunt at 970-825-3730.
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Praying for peace, health and well-being through challenging times
+ Peter, friend of Sharon Troyer
+ Erin McDonald and Jeff Akkerman
+ Susan Wagner-White,
sister of Co-Pastor Jane
+ Sarah Reveron and her daughter, Aliana - niece and grandniece of Rev. Jane Reina
+ Uriah - grandson of Mother Rosean
+ Joanne Gallagher - member
+ Edward for healing and Marge for hope, relatives of Ruth Conley, member
+ Rosemary - Fr Michael's mother
+ Suzanne King - member-
+ Harry, 11 year canine companion to Gray La Fond.
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A blessed and peaceful repose of souls for those who've passed and comfort for the friends and families.
+ Lee Yeazell, brother of Bruce Yeazell, member
+ Miles, young friend of Ted (nephew of the Devlin's, members)
+ Sherry Shead, wife of Tim Shead, administrator at Light of Christ
+Steve Muzikar, cousin of Co Pastor Jane
+Wendell Schwarz, brother of Sr. Mary Colleen, OSB
+ John Hynes - father of Rev. Jane's children
+ Mother of Bishop Kae Madden
+ Dennis Snyder. brother-in-law of Ruth Alexander, member
+ John Crowfoot, friend of Jean Christen, member
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Please send prayer requests to marymagdalafc@gmail.com. Prayers will be listed for one month unless requested for longer. Prayers for the repose of souls will be listed for six months unless requested for a longer time. | |
Service Recordings and More | |
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Sunday Mass Jan 1 2023 - Feast of the Holy Family and Solemnity of Mary
A video recording of the readings and the homily given by Father Teri Harroun are available here.
View our Christmas slideshow video with images and greetings from our Mary of Magdala, ECC members. Click here.
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#BlackLivesMatter Reflection
Tom Moos, Social Justice Ministry
On this Feast of the Holy Family, I thought it appropriate to honor the foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Family (Louisiana) in a Black Lives Matter reflection.
Henriette DeLille was born a free woman of color in New Orleans in 1813. Her mother trained her in French literature, music, nursing, and dancing and groomed Henriette to find a wealthy, landowning male partner in the plaçage system which involved unlawful civil unions between white Europeans and women of mixed-race descent in French and Spanish slave colonies. Often, after establishing themselves financially, these men later married white women. Thus, the practice of plaçage helped entrench systemic racism and white male dominance.
Although she was only one-eighth African and could have passed as a white person, Henriette always referred to herself as Creole or as a free person of color, causing conflict in her family, who had declared themselves white on the census. At 14, she became a teacher focused on educating the poor. Later, she rejected the plaçage system and felt called to become a nun.
Her non-white heritage barred her from admission to the Ursuline and Carmelite orders. In 1836, Henriette used the proceeds of an inheritance to start a small order of African-American nuns. In 1842, the group became the Sisters of the Holy Family. They cared for the sick, helped the poor, and educated free and enslaved children and adults. They took into their home needy older women and thereby opened America's first Catholic home for the elderly.
Henriette DeLille died in 1862 at the relatively young age of 50. The Sisters of the Holy Family are still an active order today, working in nursing homes, as teachers, administrators and in other pastoral positions. In 1988, at the initiative of her order, her cause for canonization was opened by the Catholic Church, the first for a United States native-born African American. Today we honor her faith, courage and strength of character and the work of her Sisters of the Holy Family who carry on her legacy.
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Mass and Service Schedule | |
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Sunday January 8 12:30 pm
- The Gift of Christ Consciousness/Christ Light - Mother Rosean Amaral preciding
- Mass at 12:30 pm (no 5pm Mass)
Wednesday January 11 - 11:00 am
- In the Fireside Room
- No Zoom available
Sunday January 15 12:30 pm
- Mass at 12:30 pm (no 5pm Mass)
- Reverend Jane Reina presiding
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Wednesday January 18 - 11:00 am
- In the Fireside Room
- No Zoom available
Sunday January 22 12:30 pm
- Mass at 12:30 pm (no 5pm Mass)
- Father Michael Nicosia presiding
Wednesday January 25 - 11:00 am
- In the Fireside Room
- No Zoom available
Sunday January 30 12:30 pm
- Mass at 12:30 pm (no 5pm Mass)
- Bishop Kae Madden presiding
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Our Vision – ‘Our guiding Light’
Weaving a tapestry of love, hope and justice for the world.
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The 301 Faith Partners--Mary of Magdala, Trinity Lutheran, St Paul's Episcopal --have a Vision, Mission and Values statement that guides our relationships, interactions, and shared projects and ministries.
Read about our Mission, Core Values and Covenant here.
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Newsletters of Trinity Lutheran Church and the St. Paul's Episcopal
What are our partners in ministry up to? Click here for the Trinity Lutheran Church monthly newsletter, "Tidings". And here is St Paul's weekly bulletin.
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